VG.net Discussion

The problem with text boxes is the determination of the cursor position, and the coordinates of areas around highlighted text. There are ways to compute this information with a CustomElement. We have been asked for a vector text box many times, so some basic version must be in the standard distribut...

We are going to add a vector text box, but I cannot predict the schedule. So for now I can send you the name of someone who has done it already.

Thanks,

Hello Andrew, It sounds like at some point, people need to edit the text, have a cursor etc, when the text is rotated right? It is not static. In this case yes you need a true vector text box. But in terms of usability, well I guess you are aware of the problems there. Someone has created CustomElem...

Hello Andrew,

Do you need to rotate the text box, or some text after it is entered?

Thanks,

An upcoming version of VG.net (4.1) will have layout features in the designer. With the existing version of VG.net you can get anchoring and docking effects by writing a bit of code in SetBoundsCore . This sample illustrates several techniques you may find useful: Anchoring and Docking Sample for Vi...

http://www.vgdotnet.com/screen_shots/resizing_sample.png This sample demonstrates how to resize vector graphics Elements using our recommended architecture: an adornment class and a simple state machine. Resizing Sample Executable Resizing Sample Source Code A vector graphics drag, drop, and move s...

http://www.vgdotnet.com/screen_shots/scrolling_scalability.png The new Scrolling Scalability sample uses the new fast scrolling enhancement (click the link to run a merged exe). If you set the Scrolling Mode to "Accurate", you can see the former scrolling speed. The new ScrollingMode property on Pi...

Hi Eric, That is the folder Microsoft recommends for storing add-ins. I am not sure about the new profile. Isn't this the way it works for other folders in MyDocuments as well? For example, Visual Studio 2005 stores other things in the the Visual Studio 2005 folder, such as the settings for fonts, c...

If you add to the Toolbox in Visual Studio 2005 Picture-derived classes that are located in an external assembly, you should find that the Toolbox items can be used fine as sub-Pictures, but they do not appear, or are disabled, when using the Forms designer. To fix this, add the following attribute ...

VG.net has a PictureImporter base class for building custom importers. Using the following sample source code, you can build and importer and installer that will enable your importer to function as a plug-in in Visual Studio. In this way you can drag and drop or copy and paste a file into a VG.net P...